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APPLICATION FILED IuNEzI, 1920.

SI. 15 Patented Jan. l0, 1922,

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HARLEY D. BRAKE, 0F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA.

DRIER.

To all wh om t may concern.'

Be it known that l, HARLEY D. Dimmi, a citizen of the VUnited States, residin at lllasliington, in the District of Colum ia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Driers, of which the followinis a specification.

he present invention relates to driers and more particularly to such adapted to receive and conne clothes in the path of heat and is particularly well adapted for domestic use where steam, heated water, gaseous or liquid fuel may be used as a drying medium.

The principal objects of the invention are, to provide a drier which is compact and embodying racks for the clothes so arranged as to facilitate the placing and removal of the clothes and to dispose them in such a manner that the rising heat may effectively act upon the clothes in order to dry the same; and to provide a drier which is inexpensive to manufacture, eflicient, and economical.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, and in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a drier embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View adjacent the bottom of the main body portion of the drier, showing the heater in plan.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.-

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing the doors of the drier open and with the racks, for receiving the clothes, in elevation.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view through the upper portion of the drier main body portion, showing the racks in plan.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view 1n elevation and section, showing a support for tho racks.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the main body portion of the drier.

Fig. 8 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the drier, with the racks and their supports removed, being a section on substantially the line 8-'8 of Figure 1920. Serial No. 390,882.

Figure 11 is a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, on the line 11-11 of Figure 7 Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 10 on the line 12-12 of Figure 5.

In the drawings, where similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the several vlews, A designates the main body portion of the drier, which in the example shown is relatively long and narrow, including a bot tom B, to C, end walls D and. back E, and 1s prefera ly supported on legs F with its bottom B in spaced relation to the floor level; Gr designates suitable closure means for the main body portion A; H clothes sup,- porting means in main body portion A; and J a heater, which in the example shown is adapted to conduct a heating medium, such as hot Water or steam into the main body portion A.

Referring first to the main body portion A it is preferred to form the same of sheet metal, rolled metal sections, material which Y is non-conducting lto heat, such as asbestos, and suitable fastening devices, so that the main body portion may be built up in a manner to remain in good repair, envelop clothes in a manner that the heat may effectively dry the same, and have good appearance. With this end in view, in the example shown, there are provided four uprights 13, such as rolled metal of angular cross section and similar longitudinal and transverse members 14 and 15, respectively, at the top and bottom of the main body portion. The top C, end walls D', and back E, may each be formed of inner and outer sheets 16 and 17, respectively,of metal, between which is interposed a layer of nonconducting material 18, such as asbestos, these portions of the main body-being secured'to the rolled metal sections 18, 14 and 15, as by rivets 19, or in any suitable man-` ner. The legs F may be a continuation of the sections 13, below the bottom B, and

may be mounted upon a suitable base 20, and y if desired diagonal braces 2l may be secured to the base and legs F, whereby the main body portion is rigidly supported with its bottom in spaced relation to the fioor level. It is preferred to provide in the bottom B and top C openings 22 and 23, respectively, these being preferably formedby cutting substantially H-shaped incisions in the top and bottom and bendingportions of the material to provide flanges 24 and 25,

for the openings 22 and 23, respectively,

y these flanges extending outwardly and being movable so as to provide for adjustment as to the size of the openings. The openings 22 permit ingress of air into the drier, while the openings 23 provide an egress for the air, and by moving the flanges of these open ings toward or from each other a quantity of air admitted into the main body portion or finding exit therefrom, may be regulated. The flanges 24 of openings 22 also, being disposed downwardly extending with respect to the openings, shed any water which may drip from the clothes disposed in the drier. If desired a pan, not shown in the drawings, may be disposed beneath the drier to catch any of the drippings.

A front opening 26 in the main body portion, through which access to the interior may be had, may be closed in any suitable manner, and in the example shown comprises the doors G, hinged as at 27 to theA uprights 13. These doors may be of metal and in the example shown contain dead air spaces 28. The doors may be held in closed position, inV any suitable manner, such as by bolts 29 carried by the doors adapted to engage keepers 30 secured to the main body portion, these bolts being actuated by a lever 31.

Referring now'to the clothes supporting means H it comprises a plurality of racks `32; means 33 pivotally supporting the racks at one end portion adjacent one end `of the main body portion A; and a suitable rest 34 for supporting the racks adjacent the other end portion of the main body. It is'preferred to form the racks of a top rail 35 and a plurality of relatively shorter rails 36;

and stiles 37 and 38. The stiles 37 may be adapted, as hereinafter noted, to serve as the pivotal portion of the rack. and it is preferred to dispose the stiles 38 inwardly of 'the end portion of top rails 35, so that the latter have extensions 40 for a purpose to be subsequently set forth. If desired suitable ,braces 39 may be disposed between the rails and stiles 37.

If made of wood, the Stiles 37 may have disposed at their end portions metallic angles 41 secured thereto in any suitable manner-and metallic spindles 42 adapted to engage the means 33 hereinbefore referred t0. This means for pivotally supporting the racks may comprise bars 43 and 44, the bar one another,

43 being adjacent the bottom of the-main body portion, and the bar 44 adjacent the top thereof. It is preferred to connect these bars with the main body portion in a manner that they may be readily removed if it is desired to repair any of the rack, or replace them by racks of different configuration. With this in View the bars may be supported by brackets 45 and detachably secured there-` to as by bolts 46 provided with nuts 47, shown more in detail in Figure 12, of the drawings. The bars Aare provided with perforations 48, forming bearings for the spindles 42. The rest 34 may consist of an angular piece of metal secured to one end portion of the main body and may be provided with lugs 49, struck therefrom and bent upwardly. This rest is adapted to receive the extending portions 40 of the top rails 35 and the lugs 49 to engage these extended portions laterally, so/as to hold the racks in spaced relation. It is preferred to make the perforations 48 in the bars 43 and 44 relatively larger than the spindles 42, so that the racks may be slightly rocked in a vertical plane in order to swing the racks over these lugs 49.

In order that the racks 32 may be swung outwardly of the main body portion A, through the opening 26, in close relation` to it is preferred to dispose the bars 43 and 44 so that the vertical axes of rotation of the racksare near one end of the main body portion and in a vertical plane diagonally cross-wise of the vertical plane lcoipcident with the major axis of the main o andy of the drawings. With reference more particularly to Figure 5, the dotted position of the racks show their relative position when swung outwardly, that is, in close relation, while the full'lines indicatethe position of these racks within the main body portion, in spaced relation. The racks are thus detachably carried by the main body portion andxpivotally supported in juxtaposed relation at their stiles in a manner that-'the stile of the rack nearest the opening 26 is nearest one end of the main body p0rtion and each succeeding rack is disposed with its pivot further away from the said end of the. main body portion. Ample room is thus provided between the doors G for a person to stand when placing clothes on the racks when they extend outwardly of the opening 26, and when swung inwardly. will be in substantial spaced relation, so that the heat from the'heater J may rise between of the rack. When disposing clothes on the rack, the smaller pieces are first placed on the lowermost rail 36 andthe larger pieces. on the super-jacent rails.

In the example shown I have disclosed the heater J as comprising a plurality' of longiportion, asclearly shown in Figures 4 i and under the clothes disposed on the rails tudinally extending pipes or coils, resting upon supports 5l beneath the racks 32, but this is merely by way of example since any desired heater may be provided. In the example shown, these pipes are intended to conduct steam, or hot water and where the latter is used, it is preferred to have the ingress 52 of the pipe lower than the egress 53. rl`he supports 5l are therefore provided with inclined upper faces, which incline upwardly from the front of the main body portion A.

When bringing the drier into use, the clothes are disposed on the racks as hereinbefore described with the smaller pieces lowermost so that there is a tendency to spread the larger pieces of material disposed over the rails, at their lower portions so that the heat may rise under the clothes. If.

the heater is disposed in a position where there is considerable draft, the flanges 24 and 25 may be moved toward each other thus reducing the size of the openings 22 and 23.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention; but

lf claim: l l

1. A clothes drier comprising in combination, a main body portion adapted to envelop the clothes and including a top and bottom each provided with openings having outwardly extending movable flanges to permit ingress of air from the bottom into the main body portion and egress of air therefrom at the top, said flanges being adjustable to regulate the draft of air through the drier and the flanges of said bottom 1nclining downwardly therefrom to shed water from the interior of the main body portion, a clothes supporting means in said main body portion, and a heater below said clothes supporting means. h

2. A clothes drier comprising in combination, a main body portion adapted to envelop the clothes and including a bottom provided with openings having downwardly extending movable flanges to permit ingress of air to the interior of the main body portion, said flanges inclining downwardly from the bottom to vshed water from the interior of the main body portion, a clothes supporting means in said main'body portion, and a heater below said clothes supporting means.

3. A clothes drier comprising in combination, a main body portion adapted to envelop the clothes and including a metallic top and bottom each provided with openings formed by providing substantially H- shaped incisions therein and bending portions therefrom to provide outwardly directed flanges t0 permit ingress of air from the bottom into the main body portion and egress of air therefrom at the top, said flanges being adjustable to regulate the draft of air through the drier and the flanges -heater below said clothes supporting means.

4. A clothes drier comprising in combina-5 tion, a main body portion adapted to envelop the clothes and lincluding a metallic bottom provided with openings formed by providing substantially H-shaped incisions therein and bending portions therefrom to provide downwardly extending flanges to permit ingress of air to the interior of the main body portion, said flanges inclining downwardly from the bottom to shed water from the interior of the main body portion, a clothes supporting means in said main body portion, and a heater below said clothes supporting means.

5. A clothes drier comprising in combination, a relatively long narrow main body portion adapted to envelop the clothes and provided with an opening through which access to the interior of the main body portion may be had, a plurality of racks swingable into and from said main body portion and each rack including a horizontal top rail, relatively shorter parallel rails in spaced relation therebeneath, and end Stiles connecting said rails at end portions with a portion of the said top rail extending beyond the stile at one end of the rack, means pivotally mounting said racks in said main body portion adjacent one end thereof, a rest at the other end of said main body portion upon which the yextended end portions of Said top rails of said racks may engage said rest provided with spaced apart stops to engage the said extended portions laterally', closure means for the main body portion and a heater below said racks.

6. A clothes drier comprising in combination, a relatively long narrow main body portion adapted to envelop the clothes and provided with an opening through which access to the interiorof the main body portion may be had, a plurality of racks swingable into and from said main body portion and each rack including a horizontal top rail, relatively shorter parallel rails in spaced relation therebeneath, and end Stiles connecting Said rails at end portions with a portion of the said top rail extending beyond the stile at one end of the rack, means pivotally mounting said racks in said main body portion adjacent one end thereof, a rest at the other end of said main body portion upon which the extended end'portions of the top rails of said racks may rest, closure means for the opening of said main body ortion, and a heater below said racks.

7. lrfi a clothes drier, the combination, of a relatively lon narrow main body portion adapted to enve op the clothes and provided with an opening through which access to the interior of the main body portion may be had, a plurality of racks, each including a plurality of spaced apart horizontal rails and Stiles at opposite end portions of said rails, one of said rails beingsr relatively longer than the others and extending beyondone of said stiles, means pivotally mounting said racks in said main body portion adjacent one end thereof, a rest at the other end of said main body portion upon Whioh the extended end portions of the relatively longer rails 0f said rack may engage, olosure means for the. opening of said main body portion, and a heater below said racks.

HARLEY D. DRAKE. 

